The Time (Dirty Bit)

Album

Beginning, the

Label

Interscope Records

Genre

Electro house

Media Type

45s

Duration

4:15

Composer(s)

William Adams;Allan Pineda;Damien LeRoy;Franke Previte;John DeNicola;Donald Markowitz

Entered Chart

Nov 27, 2010

Peak Date

Dec 18, 2010

Released

November 3, 2010

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Interscope

"The Time (Dirty Bit)" is a song by American musical group the Black Eyed Peas from their sixth studio album, The Beginning. It was written by group members will.i.am and apl.de.ap along with DJ Ammo, who produced the song with will.i.am. Additionally, Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz received co-writing credits since the chorus interpolates 1987's Dirty Dancing soundtrack "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The song received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its catchiness but criticized the sample use, Auto-Tune and lyrics. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, becoming the group's sixth consecutive top ten hit (following the five singles from their previous album, The E.N.D.), and ninth overall. It topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while also charting inside the top ten of the charts in most European countries. Worldwide, it was the eighth best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 7.3 million copies

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Big mega radio smasher

I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

Oh, I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you, you, you

Dirty bit

Dirty bit

I-I came up in here to rock
Light a fire, make it hot
I don't wanna take no pictures
I just wanna take some shots
So come on, let's go
Let's lose control
Let's do it all night
'Til we can't do it no more

People rockin' to the sound
Turn it up and watch it pound
We gon' rock it to the top
Until the roof come burnin' down
Yeah, it's hot in here
The temperature
Has got these ladies
Gettin' freakier

I got freaky, freaky, baby
I was chillin' with my ladies
I didn't come to get bougie
I came here to get crazy
I was born to get wild
That's my style
If you didn't know that
Well, baby, now you know now

'Cause I'm
Havin'
A good time
With you
I'm tellin' you

I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

Oh, I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you, you, you

Dirty bit

Dirty bit

All-all these girls, they like my swagger
They callin' me Mick Jagger
I be rollin' like a Stone
Jet-setter, jet-lagger
We ain't messin' with no maggots
Messin' with the baddest
Chicks in the club
Honey, what's up?

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the baddest of them all?
Yeah, it's gotta be the Apl
I'm the mack daddy, y'all
Haters better step back
Ladies (download your app)
I'm the party application
Rockin' just like that

This is international
Big mega radio smasher

'Cause I'm
Havin'
A good time
With you
I'm tellin' you

I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

Oh, I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

Oh, I had the time of my life
And I've never felt this way before
And I swear this is true
And I owe it all to you

Dirty bit

Welcome, this is the beginning
For every ending is mega starter
When they bring the dark, we bring the light
Let's go